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Buckhalton and Myers are SAHS Athletes of the Week
Liana Buckhalton Girls basketball A disruptive defender, Liana Buckhalton contributes on both ends of the floor for the Stillwater girls basketball team, which recently knocked off conference front-runner White Bear Lake. The versatile junior picked up the scoring slack with a season-high 26 points in Stillwater’s narrow Suburban East Conference loss to Woodbury on Jan....
Boys swimming and diving: Depth carries East Ridge to victory over Ponies
One of three teams to represent the Suburban East Conference in the recent True Team state meet, East Ridge also dispatched Stillwater 102-84 in a boys swimming and diving dual meet on Tuesday, Jan. 23 at Stillwater Middle School. Both teams entered the meet with one conference loss to SEC leader Woodbury and East Ridge was able to keep its slim title aspirations alive with the victory over Stillwater (4-2 SEC, 4-2). The Raptors, whose only dual meet loss came against Woodbury, placed sixth to...
Gymnsatics: Raiders turn back Stillwater in SEC meet
BY STUART GROSKREUTZ THE GAZETTE OAK PARK HEIGHTS — Unable to carry forward the momentum from its two previous outings, the Stillwater gymnastics team was stopped by Cretin-Derham Hall 142.6-138.925 in a Suburban East Conference meet on Thursday, Jan. 18 at Stillwater Area High School. The Ponies (4-2 SEC, 4-2) and Raiders each entered the...
Wrestling: Ponies stop No. 1-ranked STMA at triangular
KASSON — It was a compelling ride for the Stillwater wrestling team during a two-day stretch on Jan. 18-19. The Ponies split two matches in a triangular meet at Kasson-Mantorville High School on Friday, Jan. 19 — knocking off the top-ranked team in Class AAA St. Michael-Albertville 27-25 before falling to the host KoMets, who are ranked No. 2 in Class AA, 32-27 in the nightcap. That showing following a...
Boys hockey: Ponies extend SEC winning streak to eight
The Stillwater boys hockey team continued an impressive run in Suburban East Conference play while dispatching Mounds View 7-3 on Tuesday, Jan. 23 at the St. Croix Valley Rec Center. It was the eighth straight conference win for the Ponies (8-1-0 SEC, 8-6-1) since falling to White Bear Lake in the league opener. Stillwater has outscored their SEC opponents by a combined 42-12 over those eight games and remain just two points behind the Bears (9-1-0, 12-3-1) and two losses ahead of Cretin-Derham Hall (6-3-0,...
Girls basketball: Royals trip up Stillwater
OAK PARK HEIGHTS — Several players weren’t feeling great prior to tip-off and the outcome provided little remedy as Stillwater fell to Woodbury 66-63 in a Suburban East Conference girls basketball game on Wednesday, Jan. 24 at Stillwater Area High School. The Ponies (7-4 SEC, 11-5) were hoping to build on some recent momentum after handing White Bear Lake its first conference loss and defeating Cretin-Derham Hall — a team it lost to earlier in the season — but were unable to overcome some flu-related...
Girls hockey:Stillwater honors St. Martin after Team USA nets gold
It was a festive celebration capped by a surprise proclamation for Josie St. Martin, who helped lead Team USA to a gold medal in the International Ice Hockey Federation’s U18 World Championships on Jan. 6-14 in Zug, Switzerland. The Stillwater Area High School senior and Ohio State University recruit was honored prior to the start of the U15A game to kick off the Skate for the Roses tournament at the St. Croix Valley Rec Center on Thursday, Jan. 18. In addition to having her U.S....
Boys basketball: Zollar hits for 29 points as Ponies pull away from Woodbury
WOODBURY — Henry Zollar poured in a career-high 29 points to help Stillwater pull away from the Royals for a 73-54 Suburban East Conference boys basketball victory on Wednesday, Jan. 24 at Woodbury High School. The Ponies built a 37-28 halftime lead and closed it out to snap a two-game conference losing streak. John Dieterle added 10 points for Stillwater (4-5 SEC, 8-7) as the Ponies reached the midway point...
Timmons and Stabenow are SAHS Athletes of the Week
Lily Timmons Girls hockey With plenty of firepower up front, the Stillwater girls hockey team can play an aggressive style knowing reliable goaltender Lily Timmons is doing her job in the crease. The senior recorded her sixth and seventh shutouts of the season as the Ponies blanked Park 6-0 and Mounds View/Irondale 5-0 in Suburban...
10 years ago this week...
This is a look back at some of the people and teams making news in the St. Croix Valley 10 years ago, as reported in the Stillwater Gazette. Boys hockey — John Heddle scores in overtime to lift Stillwater to a 2-1 boys hockey victory over Roseville at the St. Croix Valley Rec Center. Jack Manning also delivers a goal for the Ponies, who allow the tying goal to the Raiders with less than two minutes remaining in regulation. Josh Benson turned away 21 shots...
Alpine skiing: Stillwater boys, girls extend lead in SEC standings
The Stillwater boys and girls alpine skiing teams expanded their Suburban East Conference leads after turning in first-place finishes in the second SEC event of the season on Tuesday, Jan. 16 at Afton Alps. The Ponies held off Woodbury 620-606 for the top spot in the boys standings while Forest Lake followed in third with 576 points. There was more breathing room for the Stillwater girls, who totaled 656 points to easily outdistance runner-up Forest Lake (567) and third-place Woodbury (525). ...
Wrestling: Stillwater prevails at Pony Stampede
OAK PARK HEIGHTS — The fourth-ranked Stillwater wrestling team won three straight matches to capture the title in the Pony Stampede on Saturday, Jan. 13 at Stillwater Area High School. It was the first time the Ponies have won this event since 2019. The Ponies (7-0 Suburban East Conference, 20-4) defeated Faribault 54-21 and also added a 42-16 victory over seventh-ranked Waconia and a 48-21 triumph over No. 6-ranked Wayzata. ...
Boys basketball: White Bear Lake trips up Ponies
OAK PARK HEIGHTS — The Old Oil Can trophy is staying in White Bear Lake after the Bears upended Stillwater 63-58 in a Suburban East Conference boys basketball game on Tuesday, Jan. 16 at Stillwater Area High School. Colin Piper scored 12 points to lead a balanced attack for the Bears (1-6 SEC, 1-12), who earned their first victory of the season while also halting Stillwater’s four-game winning streak. The Ponies fell to 3-4 in conference play and 7-6 overall. ...
Girls hockey: Timmons notches two shutouts for Ponies
COTTAGE GROVE — An already dangerous team at even strength, Stillwater scored four power play goals on the way to a 6-0 Suburban East Conference girls hockey victory over Park on Tuesday, Jan. 16 at Cottage Grove Ice Arena. It was the 34th straight conference victory for the 10th-ranked Ponies (12-0 SEC, 14-6), who could secure at least a share of the program’s fifth consecutive league title with a victory over second-place Woodbury (10-2-0, 16-2-1) on Thursday, Jan. 18. ...
Girls basketball: Stillwater knocks off Bears
WHITE BEAR LAKE — After dropping consecutive games against two of the other leading contenders in the Suburban East Conference, the Stillwater girls basketball team responded with a 67-58 victory over league front-runner White Bear Lake on Tuesday, Jan. 16 at White Bear Lake High School. It was the first conference setback of the season for the Bears (8-1 SEC, 12-5), who hold a one-game lead over Roseville (7-2, 12-3) and two-game advantage over Stillwater (6-3, 10-4) and East Ridge (6-3, 9-6). ...
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